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Quote by Nick Harkaway

“Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world. Using the same term to describe a twelve-year-old swapping music with friends, even thousands of songs, is evidence of a loss of perspective so astounding that it invites and deserves the derision it receives.”

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Nick Harkaway

Nick Harkaway, born in 1972, is a talented British novelist known for his imaginative works, deep themes, and complex narrative structures. His novels often deal with technology, politics, and social issues, and have been well-received by readers. more

“I had a dog who loved flowers. Briskly she went through the fields, yet paused for the honeysuckle or the rose, her dark head and her wet nose touching the face of every one with its petals of silk with its fragrance rising into the air where the bees, their bodies heavy with pollen hovered - and easily she adored every blossom not in the serious careful way that we choose this blossom or that blossom the way we praise or don't praise - the way we love or don't love - but the way we long to be - that happy in the heaven of earth - that wild, that loving.”

Way Long Body Earth Faces Heaven Dark Air Dog Fields Serious Flower Praise Rose Careful Heavy Noses Rising Touching Wet Bees Fragrance Silk Petals Pollen

Author:Mary Oliver

“And what if I'm the one who kills him?" "My heart is your heart," he said, "My hands are your hands.”

Ifs Heart Said Hands My Heart What If

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“There is no one religion, no one truth and no myth lacks meaning”

Myth

Author:Cassandra Clare

“You may have the worst timing since Napoleon decided the dead of winter was the right moment to invade Russia.”

May Moments Worst Decided Winter Russia Timing Right Moment

Author:Cassandra Clare

“Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.”